Originally Posted by Stillman16
What controls are you looking for?
UBI would be an amount that allowed the average person to survive, but not a lot more, basically the same amount minimum wage might offer.
If a person wanted to partake in any luxuries, they'd likely have to supplement their income in some way.
UBI would allow them to be a bit more picky, and possibly choose something they were interested in, maybe usher at the Dome for example (without UBI, no way you could just be an usher), or maybe start their own business, or go to school, be a dance teacher, coach a sports team. Things maybe you couldn't find time for, or paid too little due to too few hours, but if it was supplementing your income.
Alternatively, maybe you stay in your current line of work, but work less hours, cause you don't need the full 40-80 hours, and you use the extra time to look after a family member or volunteer.
Jobs are disappearing due to automation, we need some strategy to cope. This is one suggestion, what are your suggestions? Or do you think the situation isn't so dire, and no intervention is required?
You guys seem quick to poke holes in the statements, but it doesn't look like you've read or watched the links provided.
I see this as a critical problem that we will face sooner than later, I am genuinely interested in your solutions as well. I too had the same questions posed by you, but, with an open mind, I read the links, watched the videos, and they make sense to me. I'll read your solutions with the same open mind. What we have is doomed to fail (IMHO).
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